The Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi (Province de l’Église Anglicane du Burundi) grew out of the work of the Church Missionary Society in Eastern Africa beginning in the 1930s. A separate province in the Anglican Communion since 1992, the Anglican Church of Burundi includes seven dioceses in 2013, and about one tenth of the population of Burundi.

Kirundi (also called Rundi) is a Bantu language spoken by about 8 million people and is the first language of the great majority of people in Burundi, and additionally is the official language of that country. It is also spoken in adjacent parts of Tanzania, Congo, and Rwanda. It is very closely related to Kinyarwanda, the main language of Rwanda.

This Book of Common Prayer in Kirundi was published in 2012. David Griffiths identifies this language as “Rundi” (Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1549-1999 [London: The British Library; New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2002]). He lists a 1960s liturgical publication in this language as 143:1, but does not provide bibliographic information about it.

This Kirundi Service Book is quite complete, omitting only the Psalter and lectionary texts. It is fairly similar in content to the US 1928 BCP, but also includes several additional services, as may be seen by the Table of Contents below. It is presented here as a single PDF file with bookmarks. English translations of the titles of the services are given below, as our very limited abilities allow. Corrections and additions are welcome.

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INTANGAMARARA
    Preface
I. UGUSENGA KW' IMISI YOSE
A. Ugusenga kwo mu gitondo
    Morning Prayer
B. Ugusenga kwo ku mugoroba
    Evening Prayer
II. AMASENGESHO ASENGWA RIMWE RIMWE
    Prayers
III. AMASENGESHO YO KWAMBAZA IMANA (LITANI)
    Litany
IV. AMASENGESHO YO KU MISI Y' IMANA N' AY'
IMISI MIKURU, N' IBISOMWA VYO MURI BIBILIYA
    Collects, Epistles & Gospels
V. ISANGIRA RYERANDA
    Holy Communion
A. Isangira Ryeranda (A)
B. Isangira Ryeranda (B)
VI. AMASENGESHO YAGENEWE IMISI MIKURU
MW' ISANGIRA RYERANDA
    Proper Prefaces
VII. KUBATIZA
    Baptism
VIII. KWAKIRA NO KWINJIZA MW' ISHENGERO
ABAVA MU YANDI MASHENGERO
    Reception into the Church
IX. GUKOMEZWA
    Confirmation (& Catechism)
X. IVYEREKEYE UMUBANO MWERANDA
    Holy Matrimony
XI. AMASENGESHO YO GUSHIMA IMANA KW'
INGO N' IMIRYANGO
    Services of Praise & Thanks to God
A. Gushima Imana kw' abibarutse
    Churching of Women
B. Gushima Imana mu gihe ca Yubile ku bubatse
C. Umusi w' ivyimburwa
    Harvest Thanksgiving
XII. AMASENGESHO Y'ABARWAYE
A. Gusuhuza abarwaye
    Visitation of the Sick
B. Isiga ry' abarwaye
    Anionting of the Sick
C. Amasengesho yo kwambaza Imana (Litani)
hari abari ku mpfiro
    Litany of the dying
XIII. ISANGIRA RYERANDA KU BARWAYE
XIV. GUHAMBA ABAPFUYE
    Burial of the Dead
XV. GUCA KU MAZI NO KUGANDUKA RUKRISTO
XVI. AMAZABURI.
    Psalter Lectionary
XVII. KUROBANURIRWA NO GUSHIKIRIZWA AMABANGA MW' ISHENGERO RY' IMANA
    Ordinal
XVIII. KWINJIRA ISENGERO
    Consecration of a Church
XIX. GUSHIKIRIZA ABAPASITORI
    Institution of Ministers
XX. KATEKISIMU
    Catechism
XXI. INGINGO Z' IVYO TWIZERA
    Articles of Religion
XXII. IVYONGEWEKO
i. Gusengera hamwe kw' abo mu muryango
    Prayers to be Used in Families
A. Gusenga kwo mu gitondo
    Prayers for the Morning
B. Gusenga kwo ku mugoroba
    Prayers for the Evening
ii. Icete kigena umupasitori mushasha ahantu
    Letter of Institution